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do you enjoy eating? -  i'm always having hopes that THIS meal i will be able to really enjoy.  it hasnt happened yet.  the textures and flavors are great, but it seems like three bites in i need to stop...

liquid tylenol? OMG, sick! -  well, not throwing up or anything, but totally worse than when i took it a few minutes ago!  i only had a headache, now i'm dizzy and have a belly ache.  is there something in the...

quick update on NUT and surgeon appt. disappointm -  so, my NUT and i dont see eye to eye.  she is very school marm-y, proper, and by-the-book.  i can not talk to her openly. i got pretty discouraged by her lecture yesterday.  se...

not doing too well -  i know i'm not doing the best on my protein and fluids, and i keep trying to do better each day- it's what people keep saying for early outs like me.  i'm at a loss. i just put...

doing well -  hi everyone.  been doing lots of resting, so havnt been online much.  doing well, getting in my liquids, not as much as i *should* be getting in yet, but every day is a new challe...

home 24 hours -  hi all.  thanks for the good wishes and such.  i've been home from my RNY since yesterday.  i'm sore and tired, but the gas has pretty much left, and i'm doing pretty damn well!  ...

just curious -  so, i'm losing some weight on this pre-op diet, and wondering what the 'skinniest' bariatric patients weight was?  anyone know someone who was 160 or lower?  i'm not there yet, bu...

i have "what-if-itis" -  my biggest fear is not having the money for vitamins!  we are not financially well off, our mortgage is high, my regular doctor appointmnet co-pays are now $40 (OUCH).  right now ...

feels like i'm poisoning myself -  i tried the search again, i must not know how to do it correctly or something, because i KNOW a lot of people had posted recently about this. so, day one of my pre-op diet was ...

melatonin before surgery? -  i went to the surgeons office for my pre admission stuff, and they took a look at all my supplements and told me to stop taking them a week before surgery cause they dont know the...

i'm a list maker - tried a search, didnt bring too much more up...  i think this should be everything i need to take with me, and probably too much, lol.  i'll probably be napping, walking, and zo...

protein question- NUT wasnt helpful -  my mother came with me to my appointments yesterday and asked a question to the nutritionist that i dont feel the nutritionist answered well enough for me to understand.  also not...

pre-op appointments this morning... weighed myself -  so, my nervous belly is at it again.  i need to bulk up this morning, as my nutritionist appt is at 8:30 and my surgeon appt is at 9:15.  i weighed myself this morning and i'm at ...

RNY and the "nervous stomach" -  i have never dealt with any kind of 'stress' well.  when i was a kid, i would be sick for 2 weeks before christmas.  it's still happening, except i'm nervous/excited if those rece...

overworked before surgery bad? -  i'm not doing too well physically and emotionally right now.  it's a bad time of year for me emotionally, and my fibro is killing me.  i work (volunteer) for a wildlife rehabbber ...

guess i'm more welcome here -  well, i introduced myself on the main RNY board, but the first commenter was only shocked that any insurance company would approve me, being a lightweight.  sooo, here i am! my...

sticking my neck out to say hi, and i have a date! -  hi everyone.  i've been reading this forum for the six months i've been jumping thru insurance hoops, and i am happy to report that i have a surgery date!  august 1st is the day i...